Soft fold-collar.



J. F. CREE.

SOFT FOLD COLLAR.

v APPLICATION FILED MAR. 1|, 191a.

Patented Oct. 8, 1918. 2 SHEETSSHEET 1- Irzverziar r Jltarrze;

J. F. CREE.

SOFT FOL'D COLLAR. APPucAndN FILED MAR. n, 1918.

Patented Oct. 8, 1918.

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JAMES FRED CREE, OF WATERFORD, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO CLUETT, PEABQDY &CO.

INC., OF TROY, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

SOFT FOLD-COLLAR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 8, 1918.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES F. CREE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Waterford, county of Saratoga, and Stat of New York, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in boft Fold-Collars, ofwhich the following is a specification.

Reference may be had to the accompanying drawings, and the referencecharacters marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.Similar characters refer to similar arts in the several figures therein.

This invention relates to fold-collars of various kinds, and is moreparticularly adapted for soft fold-collars, wherein it is desirable tohave the ends of the folded-over top of the collar held in closerelationship to the band of the collar.

The principal object of the invention is to provide a cheap and simplemeans whereby the ends of the folded-over top can be so held in closerelationship to the band of the collar.

Other objects will appear in connection with the following description.

Figure l of the drawings is a plan view of a soft fold-collar embodyingmyinventfziion with the top of the collar opened out Fig. 2 is a view inelevation of a brokenaway end-portion of the folded collar showing theinner side of the band.

Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view of the same.

Fig. 4 is a view in front elevation of a broken-away end-portion of thecollar, and a neighboring broken-away portion of a shirt, illustratingthe manner in which the top-retaining loop on the first-buttoned end ofthe-collar is attached to the front collarbutton.

Fig. 5 is a similar view showing the neighboring end of the bandbuttoned upon said collarbutton over said loop.

Fig. 6 is a similar view illustrating the manner of attaching the loopon the other end of the collar to said collar-button.

Fig. 7 is a'similar view showing the ends of the collar fully buttonedupon said collar-button.

Referring to the drawings wherein the invention is shown in preferredform 1 is the band, and 2 the top of a collar. l3oth the top and theband may be made soft or not stiflly starched.

The band is provided with the usual and buttonholes, 3 and 4, adapted toengage the front collar-button, ,5, whereby said ends of the band aredetachably' secured to the neckband, 6, of a shirt, 7 in the usualmanner.

The band may also be provided with the usual back buttonhole, 8, or suchother fastening means as may be'desired.

The top is folded along its line of attachment to the band over upon theouter side of the band in the usual manner.

In carrying out my invention, I attach .by stitching, 9, to the innerside of the top near each end, one end of a tape-loop, 10, 10, the otherend of which is insertible through an opening, 11, formed through theband gd acent to the respective end buttonhole,

This tape-loop, 10, is of such length that ltsother end is adapted toencircle a colla button inserted through said adjacent en buttonhole.

In applying the collar, the loops, 10, 10', are inserted through therespective openings, 11, so that they project from the inner side of theband as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. The loop on the first-buttoned end ofthe collar is then passed over the head of the front collar-button, 5,which projects from the neckband, 6, of the shirt in the mannerillustrated in Fig. l. The neighboring end of the band is then buttonedupon sald collarbutton, 5, in the usual manner, as shown in Fig. 5.

The tape-loop, 10, on the last-buttoned end of the collar is then passedover the head of said collar button, 5, as shown in Fig, 6, after whichthe last-buttoned end. if the band is buttoned upon said collar'button,5, in the usual manner, with said last-buttoned end of the band insertedbetween the band and the folded-over top at the other end of the collar,as shown in Fig. 7.

Vhen the collar has been thus attached, the loops, 10, 10, serve asstraps which hold the ends of the folded-over top in close en-- gagementwith the band of the collar.

For certain purposes of the invention, the form of the strap or loop isimmaterial, so long as its end which is inserted through the opening inthe band is adapted to engage the same collar button or fastenin devicewhich is engaged by the adjacent en buttonhole in the band. V

By the means above described, I am able to avoid the use of buttons onthe collar as a means for holding the ends of the foldedover top inproper position with relation to the band, and the collar can be readilylaundried, as the loops or straps, 10, 10, can be made of launderablematerial. a

As the tape-loops or straps are covered by the respective ends of theband, there is no visible evidence in use of the means whereby the endsof the folded-over top are held in position.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is-.

1. A fold-collar having a band provided near its end with a buttonholeadapted to engage a collar-button, and with an opening through the bandadjacent to said buttonhole; a folded-over top; and a strap attached tothe inner side of the folded-over to near its end adjacent to said endof the ban said strap being insertible through said opening in the bandand engageable with a collarbutton inserted in said buttonhole in theband.

2. A fold-collar havin a band provided near its end with a buttonholeadapted to engage a collar-button, and with an opening through the bandadjacent to said buttonhole; a folded-over top; and a flexible loopattached to the inner side of the folded-over top near its end adjacentto said end of the band, said loop being insertible through said openingin the band, and adapted to encircle a collar-button inserted in saidbuttonhole in the band.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto

